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TheDiscGolfGuyJanuary 16, 2021

2021 Shelly Sharpe • Round 1 • Front 9 • Adam Hammes • Tristan Tanner • AJ Herr

Catch up on Round 1 of the 2021 Shelly Sharp Memorial Presented by Spinners on the Green at Vista del Camino and Geo Hole Number One, where Gary "O" takes on his fellow Wisconsinite Adam Hammes and newcomer AJ Herr in a battle of PDGA tier A skills. Witness Adam's triple mando strategy as he attempts to outmaneuver Tristan Tanner, who struggles with opening up his lines despite showing promising form. Meanwhile, AJ Herr puts on a surprising display of improvement after a transformation at the gym, displaying confidence in his game. With 285 feet of challenging terrain, these players must navigate wind and obstacles while vying for top spot. Get an inside look at their first-round performances and how they handle pressure in one of PDGA's toughest events, featuring a unique blend of skill, strategy, and nerves.

Watch Adam Hammes, Tristan Tanner & AJ Herr face off against Shelly Sharpe in thrilling disc golf tournament action.

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Video Transcript

hello everyone and welcome to the 2021 shelly sharp memorial presented by spinners on the green we're here for round one feature card number two coverage that's because we've got gary to the o out here hustling around getting another card of coverage we're at vista del camino and geo hole number one 285 feet these guys ready to go you know these guys they prepare all off season and you know you'd think they'd be ready to go but i think just like cameraman you know you get those first uh tournament jitters going on well we've got a great card lined up this is adam hammes tristan tanner and aj herr adam a fellow wisconsinite like gary and i triple mando if you're playing this this is the mistake you really want to make going low i'm hitting both mando's going underneath i mean he's a little short but he should be able to pick up the part from there yeah if you're low you could get a skip shot that might carry to the pin and that is exactly what you don't want to do going high hearing after re-t from there yeah it looked like i don't know if the wind just lifted it over the ribbon there at the last moment or if he just got the nose up but and this is aj herr and you may not even recognize aj he's clearly put in some work on the gym at the gym and uh looking great just a total transformation for aj and there you see tristan tanner just i mean we're doing his routine making the mando but leaving himself way short struggle is real here as he's trying to open things up on the very first round of this pdga a tier adam's got a long look at birdie and i'm really surprised i mean i he's kind of a really good from from uh down long range you know i'm surprised that he didn't give that a better bid than that like you said maybe a little bit tentative here as we're trying to open things up this is one of the shorter holes on the course as well but with that triple mando with the first hole jitters i think some guys are oh okay never mind aj's like shut up i got this this is the second mpo...

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